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ArticleCell death and differentiation2021

RIP1 kinase activity promotes steatohepatitis through mediating cell death and inflammation in macrophages.

Liang Tao, Yuguo Yi, Yuxin Chen, Haibing Zhang, Pontus Orning, Egil Lien, Jiapeng Jie, Weigao Zhang, Qian Xu, Yang Li and 6 more

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Necroptosis in obesity: a complex cell death event.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Liang TaoCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Yuguo YiCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Yuxin ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
Haibing ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100864, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-7378
Pontus OrningProgram in Innate Immunity, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Egil LienProgram in Innate Immunity, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Jiapeng JieCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Weigao ZhangCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Qian XuCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Yang LiCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Zhao DingCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Chao WuDepartment of Infectious diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
Qiurong DingCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100864, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-6787
Junsong WangCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-4969
Jianfa ZhangCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China.
Dan WengCenter for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094, Nanjing, China. danweng@njust.edu.cn.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNShanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health · CNUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocyte cell death and liver inflammation have been well recognized as central characteristics of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), however, the underlying molecular basis remains elusive. The kinase receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) is a multitasking molecule with distinct functions in regulating apoptosis, necroptosis, and inflammation. Dissecting the role of RIP1 distinct functions in different pathophysiology has absorbed huge research enthusiasm. Wild-type and RIP1 kinase-dead (Rip1

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AnimalsCell DeathDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHepatocytesHumansInflammationLiverMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRIPK1 protein, human

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PMID33208891
PMCPMC8027792
OpenAlexW3101413947

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